Acclaimed actor Timothy Olyphant was revealed to have joined the solid of Noah Hawley‘s upcoming Alien collection.
Deadline reported that the Deadwood lead will likely be starring reverse Sydney Chandler within the forthcoming present. No official particulars involving his character have been made recognized, however the outlet’s sources counsel that he’s enjoying a synth named Kirsh who serves as a mentor to Wendy — Chandler’s meta-human character. This isn’t Olyphant’s first time working with FX, because the actor beforehand performed a recurring character in Fargo Season 4.
The FX Alien collection would be the first-ever Alien story set on Earth. According to Hawley, the collection will discover the extra grounded facets of the franchise. The director additionally touched on the inclusion of Weyland-Yutani — the large company that’s present in almost each Alien property — and the way he plans to ship a collection that each captures the horror-action side of the Alien franchise and explores different themes established on this planet.
Who is writing the Alien FX collection?
The untitled Alien collection is written and directed by Hawley and stars Alex Lawther, Sydney Chandler (Don’t Worry Darling), Kit Young (Shadow and Bone), Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, Essie Davis (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) as Dame Silvia, and Adarsh Gourav (The White Tiger) as Slightly. Further particulars about its plot are nonetheless being stored underneath wraps, nevertheless it was reportedly developed as a prequel story set earlier than the Sigourney Weaver-led films.
The challenge is govt produced by Hawley, Ridley Scott, and Dana Gonzales, with Chris Lowenstein manufacturing. In addition to the upcoming FX collection, twentieth Century Studios can also be set to launch a model new installment to the Alien movie franchise titled Alien: Romulus, which hails from director Fede Álvarez.
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